SECTIONS 81628-81637 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 81628-81637

81628. The authority shall be governed by a board of directors.

81629. (a) The governing body of each member public entity, other
than San Francisco, shall appoint one voting member to the board of
the authority. Subject to Section 81673, the governing body of San
Francisco shall appoint one nonvoting member to the board of the
authority. Each director shall be a registered voter and reside
within the boundaries of the member public entity whose governing
board appoints him or her.
(b) For the purposes of subdivision (a), the governing body of a
member public entity may appoint one of its own members to the board
if the person otherwise meets the requirements of that subdivision.
(c) (1) The Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County shall appoint
one voting member to the board who is a resident of San Mateo
County, receives water from the California Water Service Company, and
is not an officer or employee of the California Water Service
Company.
(2) The Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara County shall appoint
one voting member to the board who is a resident of Santa Clara
County, receives water from Stanford University, and is not an
officer or employee of Stanford University.
(d) If a person appointed pursuant to this section ceases to
possess the qualifications for this office set forth in this section,
the office shall become vacant and the vacancy shall be filled
pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 81631.
(e) No incompatibility of office shall result from an elected
official serving on the board of the authority and on the governing
board of a member public entity.
(f) The initial appointments shall be made not later than March 1,
2003.

81630. Each director, before entering upon the duties of his or her
office, shall take the oath of office as provided for in the
Constitution and laws of the state. The chairperson or vice
chairperson of the board, or the secretary of the agency, may
administer the oath.

81631. (a) Each director shall serve for a term of four years.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the directors initially
appointed to the board shall determine, by lot, that one-half plus
one of their number shall serve for four years and the remaining
directors shall serve for two years. Thereafter, each appointing
authority shall appoint a person to replace its respective director
or may reappoint its director for an unlimited number of terms.
(c) A vacancy on the board shall be filled by the respective
appointing authority not later than 90 days from the date of the
occurrence of the vacancy.

81632. Each director who is not an officer or employee of an
appointing entity may receive compensation in an amount prescribed by
the board, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each
day's attendance at meetings of the board, not to exceed four
meetings in any calendar month. In addition, each director may be
reimbursed for actual, necessary, and reasonable expenses incurred in
the performance of duties performed at the request of the board. The
compensation of directors may be increased pursuant to Chapter 2
(commencing with Section 20200) of Division 10.

81633. A majority of the voting members of the board constitutes a
quorum for the transaction of business. The board may act only by
ordinance, resolution, or motion.

81634. The board shall hold its first meeting as soon as possible
after the appointment of the initial directors. At its first meeting,
and at its first meeting in January each year thereafter, the board
shall elect a chairperson and a vice-chairperson from among its
members.

81635. The board shall provide for the time and place of holding
its regular meetings. All meetings of the board shall be called and
held in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing
with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the
Government Code).

81636. Each voting director has one vote on any ordinance,
resolution, or motion before the board. Except as provided in Section
81653, the affirmative vote of a majority of all voting members of
the board is necessary and sufficient to carry any motion,
resolution, or ordinance.

81637. (a) On all ordinances and resolutions, the roll shall be
called and ayes and noes recorded in the minutes of the proceedings
of the board.
(b) Motions may be adopted by voice vote, except that the roll
shall be called at the request of any director.